Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-11
UGLY MR.. eowseR.
lila Patient wife Tells now lie Treats

lila Patient wife Tells now lie Treats the
Baby and HERSELF
And there are other things about Mr..
Bowser which the public ought to
know, and which am determined to
hold up as solemn warning to such
young women as may be thinking Of
marriage.
For one thing, Bowser doesn't treat
the baby right, For the first few weeks
he made great fuss over 1t. and one
little squeal at midnight would bounce
him out Of bed. ready to go for doe
tor, without taking time TO pull his
boots on. Alasl what a change! The
other night poor baby had the collie or
some otherailment, and IL cried steadily
from eleven to twelve without Bowser
moving an eyelld. Then | reused him
up to build fire and make a pepper
mint sling, and even before he got out
of bed he said 'thunderln and called
the baby ''thingln demonstrated
certainly | did-and he turned on me
with:
81 know what the young 'un needs!
He wants knocking down with u crow
bar three or four times TO take the
ugly out of himl'
I've lived with Bowser II good many
years, but | never knew him in his true
light until that night. He went oil
down stairs, built a roaring fire, heated
the tea kettle full of water, and he
brought that up in one hand, the sugar
box in the other, and the peppermint
in his pocket, and sat them down on
the floor and sad
"There, now. either cure or kill him,
but don't bother me any more. ="
| began to tell him what thought
of him, but he went to sleep and
choked me Off The next morning he
tickled baby's feet and tried to lessen
the enormity of his crime in our eyes,
but we were firm.
knew just rs well as could be when
that child was only two weeks old that
Bowser would give me trouble. Be-
cause he can run q lawn-mower he
argues that he can run n baby, and
though | tried to make him see that
there was n wide difference between
the two | couldn't succeed, except to
gain grudging admission that baby
didn't run on two wheels and work
with ratchet. How did he weigh the
little darlingp Held him up by one
leg, same as you would a rabbit, and
it took two DAYS for the blood to get
back to his toes again! The child
wasn't four weeks old when Bowser be.
gan to look for teeth, and because he
couldn't find any he turned on me and
said | would probably have an offer
from some side-slOw to travel with the
monstrosity! When baby was six
weeks old Bowser came home one
afternoon and insisted on seeing him
walk. He said he walked at three
weeks, and his father at two, and that
IL baby didn't begin then no was no
good. tried to jam some sense into
his head, but In vain, and he had a
fling about my family being bow-legged
and spineless. One afternoon | left
baby asleep and Bowser to watch him.
In a few minutes the child opened its
eyes, and Bowser remarked:
"The old woman has gone over to
Blacks to see about salve to cure
your sore toe, and il you make me
any trouble I'll warm your jacket good
and stoutr'
The baby began to cry. What baby
wouldn't when threatened in that cold
bloodcd mannerP
shut up!' shouted Bowser.
Baby wouldn't.
'Look-a-hcre!" continued Bowscr,
as he spit on his hands, 'you'll either
dry up or leave my housel don't in
tend to have any one around here who
won't obey all reasonable commands
If you go out, you'll never come back
never!n
Tho baby almost went into convul-
sions, and all that save its life was the
fact that | returned while Bowser was
hunting the cook TO ask her to be
witness to the fact that baby left the
house rather than obey the parental
command!
The child was scarcely three months
old when Bowser wanted TO put him
into pantaloons and boots, and because
/ objected he roared out;
"Oh, well, make fool of him if you
will, but wash my hands of the whole
aflairl'
When the boy was five months old,
Bowser sat down one day and asked
him his age, name, etc, and when the
dear thing put up its lip and began to
cry-as what baby wouldn't when
jumped on in that manner-his father
shook his great big fist at him and OK
claimcd
young man, this is the third or
fourth time you have impudently doficd